Packing-gland mechanism



-fatented Non. 15, 1927.

UNITED,

ALADAR HOLLANDER, OF BERKEL PUMP MFG. C0., OF BERKELEY, C

EY, OALIFORIA,

anrronma, A conronarroiv on CALIFORNIA.

Assrsivon rro BYRON JACKSON PACKING-GLAND MECHANISM.

Application flied May k3, i926. serial No. 106,341.

`My invention hasfor its object'a packing gland pi'ovidedwith adjusting and operating mechanism to facilitate the easy re-packing of the gland and its adjustment and also to automatically maintain the packing material packed under a spring pressure at al times'so as to take up for wear irregularities and operating conditions.

A further obj ect most qu and replaced.

The packing gland mechanism of my invention is is a gland which may be ickly and reliably removed, repacked particularly adapted to high pressure apparatusA such'as hot oil pumps and the like.

from the drawing and specifications which follow.

referring to thev drawing, my invention will be made clear.

Fig. 1 is a cross section through a portion of showing the sha ya conventional fluid pressure casing ft and a packing gland and operating mechanism of my invention.

Fig. 2 f Fig. 1 and atright angles thereto.

is a view of certain Of the parts of Ashaft is indicated by the numeral 1, progecting from a conventional fluid Ypressure casing, a portion of which is shown at 2, as for example the end plate pressure hot Oil col-pend filed September It is understood that within pump, such as is set forth in ingY application Serial No. 57,534

fluid pressure exists the casing, as at 50 and it is the primary function of thel gland to prevent the escape of said fluid. f

is a collar, or casing end preferably bolted at 4, to the casing ,2 and bored out to recei at 5.

ve and fitted with packing material and 7 are shownrthe two halves of a gland which is parted on the line 8 and the halves are normally heldbolted around the shaft 1,

by the bolts 9, 9.

From the gland halves 6, 7 project the cap 10, 11, respectively, on' which pivot the side links 12, 13.

These links in turn are carried on the pins 14, which l with a 16, 17, rigid e prefer to rivet or form 'rigid bifurcated lever 18 having the arms and bell crank 19 all of which as a lement pivots upon the shaft 20.

l thereto by the bolts 25.

and its associated` of a high This shaft is igidlysupported on the lugs 22,22 from the depending portion 21 of the casing 2. v j

Bolted at-24ragainst the casing portion 21 is the sleeve 23 and haviiig'the cap 26 fitted lVithin the sleeve 23 and vcap 26 I provide ythe nut 27 having the head 28, roller ybearing l29, bearing plate` 30 and spring'31 thelatter initially under compression;

1 The nut 27 isv adapted to'be rotated .by the hand wheel32 upon the threaded stem 33, the hand wheel being fixed tothe nutby the key 34. The threaded stem 33 is provided with the end 35 engaging through `the pin 36 the lever 19. n This latter lever is provided with the shoulder 37 which engages under thev pin 38 in the position shown in Fig. 1, before the gland 6, 7'can be withdrawn from the sleeve 3, thus preventing theaccidental withdrawal of the gland. 'l

The pin 38 may be withdrawn by grasping the head 39 so as to enable the lever 19 to be pulled inward to lits limitv as indicted by the `position line40,`or when the pin .38 is inserted as shown in Fig. 1, the limits of movement of the lever 19 are between the lines 41 and 42. ,V j

VThe operation is as follows: Y Assuming the gland to have been packed with the material 5, and the parts in position shown in Fig. 1, the packing 5 may then be tightened by rotating the hand wheel 32. causing` the stem' 33 to advance inward and shifting the lever from the full line position 41 towards the .line 42. y,

During this movement the spring 31 is compressed to Yits limit by the vplate30 riding against the cap 26 and when the lpacking has been compressed to the desired amount, the spring will also be compressed to its limit and any subsequent wear or movement of the packing 5 is thereafter automatically taken up Or corrected by the eX- pansion of the spring 31 which shifts the plate 30, bearing 29, nut head 28 and therevfore the nut 27 and stem 33, towards the right of the figure, lever 18 to raise the links 12, 13vand therefore the gland 6, 7 held in assembled relation by the bolt 9,'in an upward direction causing thev bifurcated n elli further compressing the packing and thus maintaining at all times a constant compressive stress within the packing 5.

If the gland requires 11e-packing the pin 38 is first removed by withdrawing it by grasping the head 39 and the hand wheel rotated in the opposite direction until the lever 19 occupies the position of the line 40 when the gland will have been entirely withdrawn below the sleeve 3.

The bolts 9, 9 are now removed when the two halves 6, 7 may be removed from the shaft, carrying with them the corresponding links 12, 13 which are now 'permitted to be withdrawn from the pins 14, 15.

This exposes the packing 5, which may be repaired or replaced and when satisfactorily restored the gland halves 6, 7, are re-assembled as shown in Fig. 2 and the hand wheel rotated to advance the lever 19 from the position 40 up to the position ll1 or further towardsv the line 42 until the required initial compression is attained. VThe spring 31 is now compressed to its limit as shown in f- Flg. 1.

The pin 38 is again re-inserted and the parts are ready for operation.

Vhen once properly adjusted as shown for example in F ig. 1, the compression spring retains a constant compressive force against orstress inthe packing 5, preventing the leakage and maintaining at all times a properly adjusted and operative packing. This is because of theA freedom of movement at 51 Iallowed for vthe nut 27 under the action of the spring 31.

Reference is herein made to my co-pending application Serial No. 57,535, filed September 21, 1925, showing other packing gland mechanism.

I claim: l

1. Packing gland mechanism comprising` a. casing member having a bore for packing, a sectional gland telescoping in said member and adapted to compress packing in said bore, hand operable screw means and connections to said gland adapted to compel the movement of said gland with respect to said bore and a spring associated with said screw means and said gland automatically maintaining spring pressure against said gland and therefore against said packing after said packing has been initially compressed, said connections comprising a link means and a double arm lever one arm of which is and the other arm of which is connected to i said screw means.

2. Packing gland mechanism comprising a casing member having a bore for packing, a sectional gland telescoping in said member and adapted to compress packing in said bore, hand operable screw means and connections to said gland adapted to compel the movement of said gland with respect to said bore and a spring associated with said screw means and said gland automatically maintaining spring pressure against said gland andtherefore against said packing after said packing has been initially compressed, said connections comprising a link means and a double arm lever one arm of which is connected by said link means to said gland and the other arm of which is connected to said screw means, a safety bolt fixed to limit the novement of said connections to prevent the withdrawal of the gland from the bore and removable to admit of the withdrawal of the gland from the said bore. p

3. Packing 'gland mechanism comprising a casing member having a bore for packing, a sectional gland telescoping in said member and adapted to compress packing in said bore, hand operable screw means and connections to said gland adapted to compel the movement of said gland with respect to said bore and a spring associated with said screw means and said gland automatically maintaining spring pressure against said gland and therefore against said packing after said packing has been initially compressed, said connect-ions `comprising a link means and a double arm lever one arm of which is connected by said link means to said gland and the other arm of which is connected to said screw means, a safety bolt fixed to limit the movement of said connections to prevent the withdrawal of the gland from the bore and removable tol admit of the withdrawal of theV gland from the said bore, said screw means comprising a threaded4 rod which engages the last mentioned arm and a hand rotatable nut on saidrod, said nut supported from said casing with a freedom of axial movement and said spring means interposed between the said nut and said casing.

ALADAR HOLLQNDER.A 

